Seasonal worker picking tangerines

AfDB approves €270 million loan to modernize Morocco’s airports

The African Development Bank has approved a €270 million loan to Morocco to finance an ambitious program to expand and modernize the country’s airport infrastructure as it prepares for a surge in tourism and for the 2030 World Cup. The project, known as the Airport Infrastructure Extension and Modernization Program (PEMIA), aims to boost Morocco’s […]

Africa at war: 28 of 59 armed conflicts worldwide in 2023 occurred on the continent

About half of the 59 armed conflicts worldwide in 2023 — the highest number since the end of World War II — occurred in Africa, according to a new study released by the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO). Last year witnessed 59 conflicts around the globe, of which 28 armed conflicts took place in […]

Morocco Mulls Buying Beechcraft King Air 350, Receives Two PATMAR

Morocco is undertaking negotiations to buy two intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Beechcraft King Air 350 in a bid to boost its navy, Maghreb Confidential reported. The completion of the transaction will bring the number of Beechcraft King Air 350 aircrafts operated by Morocco’s Royal Navy to four. The plane is equipped for surveillance, target acquisition […]